Revision as of 13:54, 17 October 2008

Git User's Survey 2008 summary

The Git User's Survey 2008 has been closed on October 14, 2008.

The survey could be found here:

Git User's Survey 2008 (http://tinyurl.com/GitSurvey2008) at Survs.com (closed)

You can get raw data (individual responses) for the survey here:

[attachment:Git_User's_Survey_2008_-_Oct_14,_2008.csv.gz Git User's Survey 2008 - Oct 14, 2008.csv.gz] (CSV, 1.2 MB)
[attachment:Git%20User's%20Survey%202008%20-%20Oct%2014,%2008.xls Git User's Survey 2008 - Oct 14, 2008.xls] (Excel, 8.6MB)

Results of the survey:

partial summary thread on GMANE
Graphical final results of the survey (http://tinyurl.com/GitSurvey2008Analyze) <
> Note:</b> you can use existing on-line filters for basic survey analysis
Further final results will follow and will be put into the wiki.

Tabular Results

What country do you live in?

(free-form question)

Reply Count Perc.

Afghanistan 1 0.0%

Argentina 17 0.5%

Australia 100 3.1%

Austria 39 1.2%

Bangladesh 1 0.0%

Belarus 2 0.1%

Belgium 31 1.0%

Brazil 67 2.1%

Bulgaria 5 0.2%

Canada 123 3.8%

Chile 11 0.3%

China 34 1.1%

Colombia 6 0.2%

Croatia 6 0.2%

Cuba 1 0.0%

Cyprus 1 0.0%

Czech Republic 30 0.9%

Denmark 34 1.1%

Dominican Republic 2 0.1%

Egypt 2 0.1%

Estonia 5 0.2%

Finland 35 1.1%

France 93 2.9%

Germany 324 10.0%

Greece 7 0.2%

Hungary 5 0.2%

Iceland 3 0.1%

India 37 1.1%

Indonesia 1 0.0%

Iran 1 0.0%

Ireland 11 0.3%

Israel 16 0.5%

Italy 43 1.3%

Japan 18 0.6%

Korea 1 0.0%

Latvia 3 0.1%

Lebanon 1 0.0%

Lithuania 4 0.1%

Macedonia 1 0.0%

Malaysia 1 0.0%

Mexico 12 0.4%

Moldova 1 0.0%

Netherlands 58 1.8%

New Zealand 36 1.1%

Norway 52 1.6%

Paraguay 1 0.0%

Peru 3 0.1%

Philippines 3 0.1%

Poland 69 2.1%

Portugal 15 0.5%

Romania 18 0.6%

Russia 47 1.5%

Saudi Arabia 1 0.0%

Serbia 3 0.1%

Singapore 8 0.2%

Slovakia 1 0.0%

Slovenia 6 0.2%

South Africa 12 0.4%

Spain 50 1.5%

Sri Lanka 2 0.1%

Sweden 63 1.9%

Switzerland 58 1.8%

Taiwan 6 0.2%

Tanzania 1 0.0%

Thailand 3 0.1%

Tunisia 1 0.0%

Turkey 1 0.0%

Uganda 1 0.0%

Ukraine 12 0.4%

United Arab Emirates 1 0.0%

United Kingdom 192 5.9%

Uruguay 3 0.1%

USA 991 30.6%

Venezuela 1 0.0%

Vietnam 1 0.0%

Crap answer 6 0.2%

Not answered 379 11.7%

How old are you (in years)?

(free-form question)

Reply Count Perc. Group Count

13 3 0.1% < 18 39

15 7 0.2%

16 8 0.2%

17 21 0.6%

18 38 1.2% 18-21 260

19 40 1.2%

20 81 2.5%

21 101 3.1%

22 151 4.7% 22-25 751

23 182 5.6%

24 192 5.9%

25 226 7.0%

26 209 6.5% 26-30 902

27 184 5.7%

28 206 6.4%

29 159 4.9%

30 144 4.4%

30+ 4 0.1% 31-40 701

31 132 4.1%

32 107 3.3%

33 89 2.8%

34 68 2.1%

35 90 2.8%

36 58 1.8%

37 51 1.6%

38 47 1.5%

39 27 0.8%

40 28 0.9%

41 19 0.6% 41-50 142

42 21 0.6%

43 23 0.7%

44 17 0.5%

45 14 0.4%

46 17 0.5%

47 8 0.2%

48 10 0.3%

49 8 0.2%

50 5 0.2%

51 5 0.2% 51-75 31

52 6 0.2%

53 3 0.1%

54 4 0.1%

55 1 0.0%

56 1 0.0%

57 2 0.1%

59 1 0.0%

60 1 0.0%

62 1 0.0%

64 2 0.1%

66 1 0.0%

67 1 0.0%

69 2 0.1%

Crap answer 5 0.2% - 410

Not answered 405 12.5%

With which programming languages are you proficient?

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

How did you hear about Git?

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

Did you find Git easy to learn?

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

Very hard 70 2.2%

Hard 500 15.5%

Reasonably 1488 46.0%

Easy 638 19.7%

Very easy 166 5.1%

Not answered 374 11.6%

What helped you most in learning to use it?

(Results of free-form questions will follow.)

What did you find hardest in learning and using Git?

(Results of free-form questions will follow.)

Which Git version(s) are you using?

(multiple choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

pre 1.3 11 0.3%

1.3.x 10 0.3%

1.4.x 77 2.4%

1.5.x 1957 60.5%

1.6.x 1137 35.1%

'master' branch of official git repository 244 7.5%

'next' branch of official git repository 42 1.3%

Not answered 415 12.8%

How long do you use Git?

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

I don't remember 16 0.5%

from the beginning 72 2.2%

more than 2 years 94 2.9%

1-2 year 463 14.3%

6-12 months 755 23.3%

3-6 months 746 23.1%

1-3 months 539 16.7%

less than month 163 5.0%

never 14 0.4%

Not answered 374 11.6%

Rate your own proficiency with Git:

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

novice 215 6.6%

casual, needs advice 644 19.9%

everyday use 1233 38.1%

can offer advice 666 20.6%

know it very well 104 3.2%

Not answered 374 11.6%

Does git.git repository include code produced by you?

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

No 2559 79.1%

Yes 243 7.5%

Not answered 434 13.4%

What other SCM did or do you use?

(single choice per row)

Reply Never Used it Still use Not answered

SCCS 1605 49.6% 140 4.3% 11 0.3% 1480 45.7%

RCS 1192 36.8% 585 18.1% 93 2.9% 1366 42.2%

CVS 295 9.1% 1790 55.3% 413 12.8% 738 22.8%

Subversion 96 3.0% 971 30.0% 1696 52.4% 473 14.6%

Arch (or clone) 1520 47.0% 236 7.3% 7 0.2% 1473 45.5%

Bazaar-NG 1335 41.3% 375 11.6% 129 4.0% 1397 43.2%

Darcs 1374 42.5% 382 11.8% 80 2.5% 1400 43.3%

Mercurial 1135 35.1% 552 17.1% 256 7.9% 1293 40.0%

Monotone 1591 49.2% 149 4.6% 21 0.6% 1475 45.6%

SVK 1461 45.1% 322 10.0% 23 0.7% 1430 44.2%

AccuRev 1724 53.3% 6 0.2% 3 0.1% 1503 46.4%

Perforce 1479 45.7% 254 7.8% 106 3.3% 1397 43.2%

BitKeeper 1594 49.3% 163 5.0% 4 0.1% 1475 45.6%

ClearCase 1540 47.6% 222 6.9% 60 1.9% 1414 43.7%

MS Visual SourceSafe 1351 41.7% 554 17.1% 28 0.9% 1303 40.3%

MS Visual Studio Team System 1660 51.3% 75 2.3% 10 0.3% 1491 46.1%

PVCS 1631 50.4% 135 4.2% 8 0.2% 1462 45.2%

custom (non-publ.) 1566 48.4% 126 3.9% 34 1.1% 1510 46.7%

other 1461 45.1% 136 4.2% 41 1.3% 1598 49.4%

Why did you choose/use Git? (if you use Git)What do you like about using Git?

(Results of free-form questions will follow.)

Why did you choose/use other SCMs? (if you use other SCMs)What do you like about using other SCMs?

(Results of free-form questions will follow.)

Do you miss features in git that you know from other SCMs?If yes, what features are these (and from which SCM)?

(Results of free-form questions will follow.)

I use Git for (check all that apply):

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

How do you obtain Git?

(multiple choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

source tarball 758 23.4%

source package or script 680 21.0%

pull from main repository 533 16.5%

binary package 1787 55.2%

Not answered 440 13.6%

What operating system do you use Git on?

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

What hardware platforms do you use Git on?

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

What editor, IDE or RAD you use working with Git?

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

Which porcelains / interfaces / implementations do you use?

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

Which git GUI (commit tool or history viewer, or both) do you use?

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

Which git web interface do you use for your projects/have installed?

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

Which git hosting site do you use for your projects?

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

How do you publish/propagate your changes?

(Results of multiple choice questions with free-form parts will follow.)

If the way you publish your changes is not mentioned above, how do you publish your changes?Please explain.

(Results of free-form questions will follow.)

How often do you use the following forms of git commandsor extra git tools?

git add -i / -p

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 919 28.4%

often 464 14.3%

rarely 389 12.0%

sometimes 402 12.4%

Not answered 1062 32.8%

git add -u / -A

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1233 38.1%

rarely 320 9.9%

often 274 8.5%

sometimes 244 7.5%

Not answered 1165 36.0%

git am

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1469 45.4%

rarely 298 9.2%

often 105 3.2%

sometimes 177 5.5%

Not answered 1187 36.7%

git am -i

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1761 54.4%

often 13 0.4%

rarely 177 5.5%

sometimes 68 2.1%

Not answered 1217 37.6%

git apply

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1287 39.8%

often 74 2.3%

rarely 416 12.9%

sometimes 262 8.1%

Not answered 1197 37.0%

git apply --whitespace=fix

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1677 51.8%

rarely 212 6.6%

often 30 0.9%

sometimes 87 2.7%

Not answered 1230 38.0%

git archive

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1469 45.4%

often 77 2.4%

rarely 293 9.1%

sometimes 186 5.7%

Not answered 1211 37.4%

git bisect

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1217 37.6%

often 61 1.9%

rarely 452 14.0%

sometimes 330 10.2%

Not answered 1176 36.3%

git bisect run <cmd>

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1665 51.5%

often 13 0.4%

rarely 221 6.8%

sometimes 103 3.2%

Not answered 1234 38.1%

git annotate

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1416 43.8%

often 53 1.6%

rarely 350 10.8%

sometimes 215 6.6%

Not answered 1202 37.1%

git gui blame

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1729 53.4%

often 17 0.5%

rarely 168 5.2%

sometimes 93 2.9%

Not answered 1229 38.0%

git blame

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1030 31.8%

rarely 496 15.3%

often 142 4.4%

sometimes 396 12.2%

Not answered 1172 36.2%

git blame -L <start>,<end> etc.

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1716 53.0%

rarely 171 5.3%

often 15 0.5%

sometimes 74 2.3%

Not answered 1260 38.9%

git bundle

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1819 56.2%

often 10 0.3%

rarely 128 4.0%

sometimes 31 1.0%

Not answered 1248 38.6%

git cherry

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1648 50.9%

often 31 1.0%

rarely 222 6.9%

sometimes 100 3.1%

Not answered 1235 38.2%

git cherry-pick

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1051 32.5%

rarely 364 11.2%

often 206 6.4%

sometimes 447 13.8%

Not answered 1168 36.1%

git cherry-pick -n

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1555 48.1%

often 52 1.6%

rarely 223 6.9%

sometimes 149 4.6%

Not answered 1257 38.8%

git citool

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1837 56.8%

rarely 77 2.4%

often 32 1.0%

sometimes 25 0.8%

Not answered 1265 39.1%

git clean

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1154 35.7%

rarely 404 12.5%

often 161 5.0%

sometimes 290 9.0%

Not answered 1227 37.9%

git add + git commit

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 212 6.6%

rarely 105 3.2%

often 1559 48.2%

sometimes 285 8.8%

Not answered 1075 33.2%

git commit -a

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 197 6.1%

often 1480 45.7%

rarely 199 6.1%

sometimes 394 12.2%

Not answered 966 29.9%

git commit <file>...

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 494 15.3%

often 856 26.5%

rarely 330 10.2%

sometimes 442 13.7%

Not answered 1114 34.4%

git commit -i <file>...

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1308 40.4%

often 158 4.9%

rarely 330 10.2%

sometimes 182 5.6%

Not answered 1258 38.9%

git commit --amend

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 783 24.2%

rarely 339 10.5%

often 486 15.0%

sometimes 460 14.2%

Not answered 1168 36.1%

git cvsexportcommit

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1889 58.4%

rarely 43 1.3%

often 24 0.7%

sometimes 23 0.7%

Not answered 1257 38.8%

git cvsserver

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1926 59.5%

often 5 0.2%

rarely 44 1.4%

sometimes 12 0.4%

Not answered 1249 38.6%

git daemon

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1500 46.4%

often 130 4.0%

rarely 242 7.5%

sometimes 127 3.9%

Not answered 1237 38.2%

git daemon (pushing enabled)

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1709 52.8%

often 58 1.8%

rarely 147 4.5%

sometimes 65 2.0%

Not answered 1257 38.8%

git ... --dirstat

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1768 54.6%

often 11 0.3%

rarely 135 4.2%

sometimes 51 1.6%

Not answered 1271 39.3%

git fetch [<options>]

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 593 18.3%

rarely 469 14.5%

often 502 15.5%

sometimes 501 15.5%

Not answered 1171 36.2%

git filter-branch

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1681 51.9%

often 10 0.3%

rarely 231 7.1%

sometimes 62 1.9%

Not answered 1252 38.7%

git format-patch

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1165 36.0%

rarely 337 10.4%

often 202 6.2%

sometimes 315 9.7%

Not answered 1217 37.6%

git grep

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1196 37.0%

rarely 357 11.0%

often 242 7.5%

sometimes 242 7.5%

Not answered 1199 37.1%

git imap-send

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1912 59.1%

often 6 0.2%

rarely 58 1.8%

sometimes 9 0.3%

Not answered 1251 38.7%

git instaweb

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1775 54.9%

often 12 0.4%

rarely 141 4.4%

sometimes 45 1.4%

Not answered 1263 39.0%

git log --grep/--author/...

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 934 28.9%

often 289 8.9%

rarely 376 11.6%

sometimes 441 13.6%

Not answered 1196 37.0%

git log -S<string> (pickaxe search)

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1393 43.0%

often 95 2.9%

rarely 290 9.0%

sometimes 207 6.4%

Not answered 1251 38.7%

git log --graph

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1481 45.8%

often 52 1.6%

rarely 302 9.3%

sometimes 155 4.8%

Not answered 1246 38.5%

git merge

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 302 9.3%

rarely 432 13.3%

often 709 21.9%

sometimes 713 22.0%

Not answered 1080 33.4%

git merge with strategy

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1533 47.4%

rarely 300 9.3%

often 32 1.0%

sometimes 116 3.6%

Not answered 1255 38.8%

git merge --squash

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1464 45.2%

often 66 2.0%

rarely 312 9.6%

sometimes 150 4.6%

Not answered 1244 38.4%

git mergetool

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1486 45.9%

often 118 3.6%

rarely 219 6.8%

sometimes 160 4.9%

Not answered 1253 38.7%

git pull (no remote)

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 406 12.5%

often 1009 31.2%

rarely 307 9.5%

sometimes 444 13.7%

Not answered 1070 33.1%

git pull --rebase [<options>]

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 1105 34.1%

rarely 405 12.5%

often 224 6.9%

sometimes 272 8.4%

Not answered 1230 38.0%

git pull <remote>

(single choice question)

Reply Count Perc.

never 308 9.5%

often 862 26.6%

rarely 386 11.9%

sometimes 623 19.3%

Not answered 1057 32.7%

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 === What other SCM did or do you use? ===
-==== SCCS ====
+(single choice per row)
-(single choice question)
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+|colspan="2" | Not answered
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 {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Used it
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+|   1605
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 |   4.3%
-|
-|-
-|  Never
-|   1605
-|  49.6%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |     11
 |   0.3%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1480
 |  45.7%
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-<!-- ##----------------------------------
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-  -->
-<!-- ## table end
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-==== RCS ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
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-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Never
 |   1192
 |  36.8%
-|
-|-
-|  Used it
 |    585
 |  18.1%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |     93
 |   2.9%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1366
 |  42.2%
 |
-|}
+|-
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
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-  -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== CVS ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Never
 |    295
 |   9.1%
-|
-|-
-|  Used it
 |   1790
 |  55.3%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |    413
 |  12.8%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |    738
 |  22.8%
 |
-|}
+|-
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
+|  Subversion
-  -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== Subversion ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Never
 |     96
 |   3.0%
-|
-|-
-|  Used it
 |    971
 |  30.0%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |   1696
 |  52.4%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |    473
 |  14.6%
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== Arch (or clone) ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Used it
-|    236
-|   7.3%
 |
 |-
-|  Never
+|  Arch (or clone)
 |   1520
 |  47.0%
-|
+|    236
-|-
+|   7.3%
-|  Still use
 |      7
 |   0.2%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1473
 |  45.5%
 |
-|}
+|-
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
+|  Bazaar-NG
-  -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== Bazaar-NG ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Never
 |   1335
 |  41.3%
-|
-|-
-|  Used it
 |    375
 |  11.6%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |    129
 |   4.0%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1397
 |  43.2%
 |
-|}
+|-
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
+|  Darcs
-  -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== Darcs ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Never
 |   1374
 |  42.5%
-|
-|-
-|  Used it
 |    382
 |  11.8%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |     80
 |   2.5%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1400
 |  43.3%
 |
-|}
+|-
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
+|  Mercurial
-  -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== Mercurial ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Never
 |   1135
 |  35.1%
-|
-|-
-|  Used it
 |    552
 |  17.1%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |    256
 |   7.9%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1293
 |  40.0%
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== Monotone ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Used it
-|    149
-|   4.6%
 |
 |-
-|  Never
+|  Monotone
 |   1591
 |  49.2%
-|
+|    149
-|-
+|   4.6%
-|  Still use
 |     21
 |   0.6%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1475
 |  45.6%
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== SVK ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Used it
-|    322
-|  10.0%
 |
 |-
-|  Never
+|  SVK
 |   1461
 |  45.1%
-|
+|    322
-|-
+|  10.0%
-|  Still use
 |     23
 |   0.7%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1430
 |  44.2%
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== [[AccuRev]] ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Used it
-|      6
-|   0.2%
 |
 |-
-|  Never
+|  [[AccuRev]]
 |   1724
 |  53.3%
-|
+|      6
-|-
+|   0.2%
-|  Still use
 |      3
 |   0.1%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1503
 |  46.4%
 |
-|}
+|-
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
+|  Perforce
-  -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== Perforce ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Never
 |   1479
 |  45.7%
-|
-|-
-|  Used it
 |    254
 |   7.8%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |    106
 |   3.3%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1397
 |  43.2%
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== [[BitKeeper]] ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Used it
-|    163
-|   5.0%
 |
 |-
-|  Never
+|  [[BitKeeper]]
 |   1594
 |  49.3%
-|
+|    163
-|-
+|   5.0%
-|  Still use
 |      4
 |   0.1%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1475
 |  45.6%
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== [[ClearCase]] ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Used it
-|    222
-|   6.9%
 |
 |-
-|  Never
+|  [[ClearCase]]
 |   1540
 |  47.6%
-|
+|    222
-|-
+|   6.9%
-|  Still use
 |     60
 |   1.9%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1414
 |  43.7%
 |
-|}
+|-
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
+|  MS Visual [[SourceSafe]]
-  -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== MS Visual [[SourceSafe]] ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Never
 |   1351
 |  41.7%
-|
-|-
-|  Used it
 |    554
 |  17.1%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |     28
 |   0.9%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1303
 |  40.3%
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== MS Visual Studio Team System ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Used it
-|     75
-|   2.3%
 |
 |-
-|  Never
+|  MS Visual Studio Team System
 |   1660
 |  51.3%
-|
+|     75
-|-
+|   2.3%
-|  Still use
 |     10
 |   0.3%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1491
 |  46.1%
 |
-|}
+|-
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
+|  PVCS
-  -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== PVCS ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Never
 |   1631
 |  50.4%
-|
-|-
-|  Used it
 |    135
 |   4.2%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |      8
 |   0.2%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1462
 |  45.2%
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== custom (non-published) ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Used it
-|    126
-|   3.9%
 |
 |-
-|  Never
+|  custom (non-publ.)
 |   1566
 |  48.4%
-|
+|    126
-|-
+|   3.9%
-|  Still use
 |     34
 |   1.1%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1510
 |  46.7%
 |
-|}
+|-
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
+|  other
-  -->
-<!-- ## table end
- -->
-==== other ====
-(single choice question)
-<!-- ## table begin
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Reply
-|  Count
-|  Perc.
-|
-|}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
- -->
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
-|  Never
 |   1461
 |  45.1%
-|
-|-
-|  Used it
 |    136
 |   4.2%
-|
-|-
-|  Still use
 |     41
 |   1.3%
-|
-|-
-|  Not answered
 |   1598
 |  49.4%
 |
 |}
-<!-- ##----------------------------------
+<!-- ##--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   -->
 <!-- ## table end

Afghanistan	1	0.0%
Argentina	17	0.5%
Australia	100	3.1%
Austria	39	1.2%
Bangladesh	1	0.0%
Belarus	2	0.1%
Belgium	31	1.0%
Brazil	67	2.1%
Bulgaria	5	0.2%
Canada	123	3.8%
Chile	11	0.3%
China	34	1.1%
Colombia	6	0.2%
Croatia	6	0.2%
Cuba	1	0.0%
Cyprus	1	0.0%
Czech Republic	30	0.9%
Denmark	34	1.1%
Dominican Republic	2	0.1%
Egypt	2	0.1%
Estonia	5	0.2%
Finland	35	1.1%
France	93	2.9%
Germany	324	10.0%
Greece	7	0.2%
Hungary	5	0.2%
Iceland	3	0.1%
India	37	1.1%
Indonesia	1	0.0%
Iran	1	0.0%
Ireland	11	0.3%
Israel	16	0.5%
Italy	43	1.3%
Japan	18	0.6%
Korea	1	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.1%
Lebanon	1	0.0%
Lithuania	4	0.1%
Macedonia	1	0.0%
Malaysia	1	0.0%
Mexico	12	0.4%
Moldova	1	0.0%
Netherlands	58	1.8%
New Zealand	36	1.1%
Norway	52	1.6%
Paraguay	1	0.0%
Peru	3	0.1%
Philippines	3	0.1%
Poland	69	2.1%
Portugal	15	0.5%
Romania	18	0.6%
Russia	47	1.5%
Saudi Arabia	1	0.0%
Serbia	3	0.1%
Singapore	8	0.2%
Slovakia	1	0.0%
Slovenia	6	0.2%
South Africa	12	0.4%
Spain	50	1.5%
Sri Lanka	2	0.1%
Sweden	63	1.9%
Switzerland	58	1.8%
Taiwan	6	0.2%
Tanzania	1	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.1%
Tunisia	1	0.0%
Turkey	1	0.0%
Uganda	1	0.0%
Ukraine	12	0.4%
United Arab Emirates	1	0.0%
United Kingdom	192	5.9%
Uruguay	3	0.1%
USA	991	30.6%
Venezuela	1	0.0%
Vietnam	1	0.0%
Crap answer	6	0.2%
Not answered	379	11.7%

13	3	0.1%	< 18	39
15	7	0.2%
16	8	0.2%
17	21	0.6%
18	38	1.2%	18-21	260
19	40	1.2%
20	81	2.5%
21	101	3.1%
22	151	4.7%	22-25	751
23	182	5.6%
24	192	5.9%
25	226	7.0%
26	209	6.5%	26-30	902
27	184	5.7%
28	206	6.4%
29	159	4.9%
30	144	4.4%
30+	4	0.1%	31-40	701
31	132	4.1%
32	107	3.3%
33	89	2.8%
34	68	2.1%
35	90	2.8%
36	58	1.8%
37	51	1.6%
38	47	1.5%
39	27	0.8%
40	28	0.9%
41	19	0.6%	41-50	142
42	21	0.6%
43	23	0.7%
44	17	0.5%
45	14	0.4%
46	17	0.5%
47	8	0.2%
48	10	0.3%
49	8	0.2%
50	5	0.2%
51	5	0.2%	51-75	31
52	6	0.2%
53	3	0.1%
54	4	0.1%
55	1	0.0%
56	1	0.0%
57	2	0.1%
59	1	0.0%
60	1	0.0%
62	1	0.0%
64	2	0.1%
66	1	0.0%
67	1	0.0%
69	2	0.1%
Crap answer	5	0.2%	-	410
Not answered	405	12.5%	-	410

Very hard	70	2.2%
Hard	500	15.5%
Reasonably	1488	46.0%
Easy	638	19.7%
Very easy	166	5.1%
Not answered	374	11.6%

pre 1.3	11	0.3%
1.3.x	10	0.3%
1.4.x	77	2.4%
1.5.x	1957	60.5%
1.6.x	1137	35.1%
'master' branch of official git repository	244	7.5%
'next' branch of official git repository	42	1.3%
Not answered	415	12.8%

I don't remember	16	0.5%
from the beginning	72	2.2%
more than 2 years	94	2.9%
1-2 year	463	14.3%
6-12 months	755	23.3%
3-6 months	746	23.1%
1-3 months	539	16.7%
less than month	163	5.0%
never	14	0.4%
Not answered	374	11.6%

novice	215	6.6%
casual, needs advice	644	19.9%
everyday use	1233	38.1%
can offer advice	666	20.6%
know it very well	104	3.2%
Not answered	374	11.6%

SCCS	1605	49.6%	140	4.3%	11	0.3%	1480	45.7%
RCS	1192	36.8%	585	18.1%	93	2.9%	1366	42.2%
CVS	295	9.1%	1790	55.3%	413	12.8%	738	22.8%
Subversion	96	3.0%	971	30.0%	1696	52.4%	473	14.6%
Arch (or clone)	1520	47.0%	236	7.3%	7	0.2%	1473	45.5%
Bazaar-NG	1335	41.3%	375	11.6%	129	4.0%	1397	43.2%
Darcs	1374	42.5%	382	11.8%	80	2.5%	1400	43.3%
Mercurial	1135	35.1%	552	17.1%	256	7.9%	1293	40.0%
Monotone	1591	49.2%	149	4.6%	21	0.6%	1475	45.6%
SVK	1461	45.1%	322	10.0%	23	0.7%	1430	44.2%
AccuRev	1724	53.3%	6	0.2%	3	0.1%	1503	46.4%
Perforce	1479	45.7%	254	7.8%	106	3.3%	1397	43.2%
BitKeeper	1594	49.3%	163	5.0%	4	0.1%	1475	45.6%
ClearCase	1540	47.6%	222	6.9%	60	1.9%	1414	43.7%
MS Visual SourceSafe	1351	41.7%	554	17.1%	28	0.9%	1303	40.3%
MS Visual Studio Team System	1660	51.3%	75	2.3%	10	0.3%	1491	46.1%
PVCS	1631	50.4%	135	4.2%	8	0.2%	1462	45.2%
custom (non-publ.)	1566	48.4%	126	3.9%	34	1.1%	1510	46.7%
other	1461	45.1%	136	4.2%	41	1.3%	1598	49.4%

source tarball	758	23.4%
source package or script	680	21.0%
pull from main repository	533	16.5%
binary package	1787	55.2%
Not answered	440	13.6%

never	919	28.4%
often	464	14.3%
rarely	389	12.0%
sometimes	402	12.4%
Not answered	1062	32.8%

never	1469	45.4%
rarely	298	9.2%
often	105	3.2%
sometimes	177	5.5%
Not answered	1187	36.7%

never	1761	54.4%
often	13	0.4%
rarely	177	5.5%
sometimes	68	2.1%
Not answered	1217	37.6%

never	1287	39.8%
often	74	2.3%
rarely	416	12.9%
sometimes	262	8.1%
Not answered	1197	37.0%

never	1677	51.8%
rarely	212	6.6%
often	30	0.9%
sometimes	87	2.7%
Not answered	1230	38.0%

never	1665	51.5%
often	13	0.4%
rarely	221	6.8%
sometimes	103	3.2%
Not answered	1234	38.1%

never	1416	43.8%
often	53	1.6%
rarely	350	10.8%
sometimes	215	6.6%
Not answered	1202	37.1%

never	1729	53.4%
often	17	0.5%
rarely	168	5.2%
sometimes	93	2.9%
Not answered	1229	38.0%

never	1030	31.8%
rarely	496	15.3%
often	142	4.4%
sometimes	396	12.2%
Not answered	1172	36.2%

never	1716	53.0%
rarely	171	5.3%
often	15	0.5%
sometimes	74	2.3%
Not answered	1260	38.9%

never	1819	56.2%
often	10	0.3%
rarely	128	4.0%
sometimes	31	1.0%
Not answered	1248	38.6%

GitSurvey2008

Revision as of 13:54, 17 October 2008

Contents

Git User's Survey 2008 summary

Tabular Results

What country do you live in?

How old are you (in years)?

With which programming languages are you proficient?

How did you hear about Git?

Did you find Git easy to learn?

What helped you most in learning to use it?

What did you find hardest in learning and using Git?

Which Git version(s) are you using?

How long do you use Git?

Rate your own proficiency with Git:

Does git.git repository include code produced by you?

What other SCM did or do you use?

Why did you choose/use Git? (if you use Git)What do you like about using Git?

Why did you choose/use other SCMs? (if you use other SCMs)What do you like about using other SCMs?

Do you miss features in git that you know from other SCMs?If yes, what features are these (and from which SCM)?

I use Git for (check all that apply):

How do you obtain Git?

What operating system do you use Git on?

What hardware platforms do you use Git on?

What editor, IDE or RAD you use working with Git?

Which porcelains / interfaces / implementations do you use?

Which git GUI (commit tool or history viewer, or both) do you use?

Which git web interface do you use for your projects/have installed?

Which git hosting site do you use for your projects?

How do you publish/propagate your changes?

If the way you publish your changes is not mentioned above, how do you publish your changes?Please explain.

How often do you use the following forms of git commandsor extra git tools?

git add -i / -p

git add -u / -A

git am

git am -i

git apply

git apply --whitespace=fix

git archive

git bisect

git bisect run <cmd>

git annotate

git gui blame

git blame

git blame -L <start>,<end> etc.

git bundle

git cherry

git cherry-pick

git cherry-pick -n

git citool

git clean

git add + git commit

git commit -a

git commit <file>...

git commit -i <file>...

git commit --amend

git cvsexportcommit

git cvsserver

git daemon

git daemon (pushing enabled)

git ... --dirstat

git fetch [<options>]

git filter-branch

git format-patch

git grep

git imap-send

git instaweb

git log --grep/--author/...

git log -S<string> (pickaxe search)

git log --graph

git merge

git merge with strategy

git merge --squash

git mergetool

git pull (no remote)

git pull --rebase [<options>]

git pull <remote>

Views

Personal tools

Starting points

never	1648	50.9%
often	31	1.0%
rarely	222	6.9%
sometimes	100	3.1%
Not answered	1235	38.2%

never	1051	32.5%
rarely	364	11.2%
often	206	6.4%
sometimes	447	13.8%
Not answered	1168	36.1%

never	1555	48.1%
often	52	1.6%
rarely	223	6.9%
sometimes	149	4.6%
Not answered	1257	38.8%

never	1837	56.8%
rarely	77	2.4%
often	32	1.0%
sometimes	25	0.8%
Not answered	1265	39.1%

never	1154	35.7%
rarely	404	12.5%
often	161	5.0%
sometimes	290	9.0%
Not answered	1227	37.9%

never	197	6.1%
often	1480	45.7%
rarely	199	6.1%
sometimes	394	12.2%
Not answered	966	29.9%

never	1308	40.4%
often	158	4.9%
rarely	330	10.2%
sometimes	182	5.6%
Not answered	1258	38.9%

never	783	24.2%
rarely	339	10.5%
often	486	15.0%
sometimes	460	14.2%
Not answered	1168	36.1%

never	1889	58.4%
rarely	43	1.3%
often	24	0.7%
sometimes	23	0.7%
Not answered	1257	38.8%

never	1926	59.5%
often	5	0.2%
rarely	44	1.4%
sometimes	12	0.4%
Not answered	1249	38.6%